点评:Went to the sheep dog demo last night and really glad we went. Gary was really knowledgeable and informative but also amusing in his delivery. It was great to hear how all the family was involved and worked together but also how the farm was built up in the first place.
It was clear to see how well cared for the dogs were, and also the sheep. Even though we went on the hottest day of the year it was clear to see they had their animals welfare as top priority. The dogs were not worked hard and swapped regularly and also the sheep weren’t pushed at all and also swapped regularly. All the dogs had a skip bucket of water to cool off in whenever they wanted and kept in the shade until working.
They were all happy to talk to us after the demo and also answer any questions. Also got to have a cuddle of one of their sheep dog puppies.
It was great hearing about how the farm all started up from the beginning and how they had also diversified in selling the meat from their animals through their farm shop they also have.
As someone who works with farm animals on a much smaller scale, I thought it was great how they were trying to inform public how much work is involved in farming and also how much of a good resource sheep fleece is.
Will definitely be back to watch another demo before the end of summer
翻译:昨晚去看了牧羊犬演示,真是太开心了!Gary知识渊博,讲解生动有趣。很高兴听到他们全家如何参与其中,共同努力,以及农场最初的发展历程。
很明显,狗狗和羊群都得到了很好的照顾。虽然我们去的那天是全年最热的一天,但很明显他们把动物福利放在首位。狗狗们没有被过度劳累,而且定期轮换;羊群也没有被驱赶,同样定期轮换。每只狗狗都有一个装满水的桶,可以随时降温,而且在工作前都待在阴凉处。
演示结束后,他们很乐意和我们交流,并回答我们的问题。我们还抱了抱他们的一只牧羊犬幼崽。
很高兴听到农场是如何从零开始发展起来的,以及他们如何通过农场商店销售自家养殖的肉类。
作为一个从事小规模农场动物养殖的人,我觉得他们努力向公众普及农业的艰辛以及羊毛的宝贵资源,这种方式非常棒。
夏天结束前,我肯定会再去观看另一场演示。